The Unknown Studio

This is the time of year when newspapers, TV stations, blogs, and essentially any other broadcast outlet will produce their Top # List of the Best/Worst/Weirdest Movie/Album/Events/News stories/Stuff of the Decade. And while this is a somewhat cliché tradition, it’s still a valid one, since human beings are genetically wired to really enjoy a good list. Here, then, is a sort of list of lists: a list of the best year- or decade-in-review lists we’ve come across. Enjoy the reading, and Happy New Year! See you in 2010! Read the rest of this entry »

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Ah, the Leaky Deathship – or as it is more commonly referred to, The Gateway.

Both Adam and I are former contributors to the University of Alberta’s very own student newspaper; I was an avid contributor and delivered papers around campus for a year, Adam had the slightly less respected position of Editor-in-Chief. Now, many of you are probably aware of our past with this institution, but you may not be aware that many of our guests are also former Gatewayers. Read the rest of this entry »

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I’m sure many Edmontonians heard and were disgusted by the vicious, unprovoked attack on a City bus driver this week. According to passenger accounts, someone boarded the bus, got miffed that the driver wouldn’t allow him to ride unless he paid, and even when passengers fronted this guy the change to ride, he started punching the driver, dragging him off the bus and mercilessly beating him. Read the rest of this entry »

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Yesterday, amidst much fanfare and hoopla and speeches about “the future of the city,” “legacy projects” and “other vagueries,” the City of Edmonton and the University of Alberta jointly announced that they have officially submitted their Expo 2017 bid to Heritage Canada. Now, according to Tony Franceschini, chair of the Expo bid committee, it’s “time to spread the word, and grow the dream.” Read the rest of this entry »

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If you’re looking for a way to keep up with the Reboot Alberta discussion taking place in Red Deer this weekend, a CoverItLive site has been created to pull tweets and track activity. Point your browser to rebootalbertalive.com.

You can also follow the goings-on directly on Twitter, using this handy Twitter search.

Looks like it’ll be a political weekend!

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An event of political significance is taking place this weekend, about half-way in between Alberta’s two largest urban centres — and I’m not talking about Blackfalds. This Friday will mark the first ever “Reboot Alberta” meeting in Red Deer. Read the rest of this entry »

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